Sentence examples for preparation for winter from inspiring English sources

Sousa, who says he pampers his geese so much that wild flocks land on his farm and stay, takes advantage of the birds' natural tendencyto gorge in preparation for winter; he slaughters only in the fall or winter.

In temperate climates, trees form resting buds that are resistant to frost in preparation for winter.

Another theory is that anthocyanins, which are powerful antioxidants, protect the plants in preparation for winter.

It goes without saying that proper preparation for winter is vital, because otherwise hardware stores, nurseries and fertilizer manufacturers would have practically nothing to sell at this time of year, dealing another blow to New Jersey's already shaky economy.

A crew of divers was scheduled to start cleaning the seaweed off the net in preparation for winter, although now it seemed like a bootless task, given that Keiko might never come back.

Corresponding changes occur in herbaceous plants, in which the preparation for winter may involve the dying back of aerial parts altogether, leaving protected organs at or below the soil surface.

As much as $30bn £20bnn) has been stolen in preparations for next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russian opposition leaders say.

That [comment] was a preparation for next week".

"This was perfect preparation for next week and the Open.

"It was the perfect preparation for next week, definitely," Baltacha said.

This was far from ideal preparation for next week's World Club Series for Saints.